Craig Taylor

In human terms, Amazon would simply be entering its prime, however, the one-time online book retailer has overachieved a little becoming the second largest company in the world in near-record time. The BBC […]

An adviser to the supreme leader says Iran should retaliate, after the UK detained an Iranian oil tanker.
BBC News – Middle East

The huge bribery scandal around Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht spreads further.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has taken the unusual and potentially dangerous to the economy step of firing the governor of the supposedly independent central bank due to a dispute over interest rates. […]

Some Conservative members received more than one paper to vote for the next PM, the BBC learns.
BBC News – UK

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hits the south of the state, the second big quake in days.
BBC News – US & Canada

The attorney general says the High Court “erred” in a landmark ruling to decriminalise homosexuality.
BBC News – Africa

Families of the victims of the Ethiopian Boeing 737 Max crash are still waiting for answers to why the plane was even allowed to be airborne given that one had crashed only a few months earlier and negative […]

The whole Iran situation took another downward turn when an Iranian Super Tanker was seized off the coast of Gibraltar for allegedly breaching EU sanctions against Syria. The intelligence regarding this apparently […]

Human Rights Optional In Venezuela

The Humanitarian crisis which currently grips Venezuela seems to be deepening with a recent UN report due to be presented today at the Human Rights Council. It paints a […]

Dutch Crime Lord Willem Holleeder has finally been brought to justice after his sister gave evidence against him implicating in at least five murders. He will now at age 61 most likely die behind […]

The officer who shot dead London Bridge attacker Khuram Butt says he feared Butt would kill him.
BBC News – UK

President Trump loves nothing more than the sound of his own voice – however, he will not look back on 2019’s 4th of July “Salute to America” event, one filled with military flyovers and fireworks too fondly. As […]

Your Five Minute Guide To The London Borough Richmond upon Thames

 
Overview
The London Borough Richmond upon Thames as we currently know it came into being in 1965 by the amalgamation of three b […]

US political leaders join condemnation of Nike for pulling a trainer with a controversial US flag.
BBC News – Business

Thousands took to the streets of several cities, blocking roads with sit-ins and burning tyres.
BBC News – Middle East

Former Farc rebel turned lawmaker Jesús Santrich, who is wanted by the US, disappeared on Sunday.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The victim was reportedly killed while hiking towards the volcano’s summit.
BBC News – Europe

Beijing tells the UK not to “interfere in its domestic affairs” after protests in the former colony.
BBC News – UK

The president promises “the show of a lifetime”, but a protest is planned at the military parade.
BBC News – US & Canada